Interesting loop from GONG network shows a filament (located center-north) blown away by a flare from 1356 and then magnetically pulled back into its original position. Fascinating....had the flare been stronger the filament would've probably been shot into space. We'll have to watch and see how long it remains.

Interesting loop from GONG network shows a filament (located center-north) blown away by a flare from 1356 and then magnetically pulled back into its original position. Fascinating....had the flare been stronger the filament would've probably been shot into space. We'll have to watch and see how long it remains.

As consumers in the United States hunted for bargains last Friday (Nov. 25) on one of the busiest shopping days of the year, a few lucky skywatchers in New Zealand were treated to a very different kind of "Black Friday" — a partial solar eclipse that darkened the sky over parts of the southern hemisphere.

Last Friday, the moon passed between Earth and the sun, creating a partial solar eclipse for the fourth and final time this year....

Howdy, LOOKIN & IWTB & everybody! Been trying to find the source of the CME-must be another filament event as there was no Earth-side flares at the time. It's hard to pinpoint but there's little chunks of filament(s) flying off in the time-lapse movie from GONG. Also check out the east limb--It looks like one of those "solar tsunamis" near new region 1362 or it could be flaring--I can't tell.

There is much activity coming soon over the east limb. Look at the prominences off the southeast edge. There's also more activity near the northeast limb. This is the time frame for the big CME/filament eruption in the NW-but it's hard to see what's happening there. SDO AIA 304a images:

It's impressive-all these large CMEs and hardly a flare bigger than C2. This one began around 07:00utc and it appears to me to be Earth-directed. SOHO was out to lunch at the time so we'll have to wait for a better look.

Billions of ethereal particles known as neutrinos pour through us every second from the sun. Lately, scientists have realized that these mysterious entities do possess mass, albeit a small amount, despite previous predictions that they had none.

Now a giant scientific experiment housed deep beneath mountains in Italy is analyzing neutrinos from the sun with unprecedented detail, which might one day help solve the enigmas neutrinos pose, as well as shed light on the inner workings of stars....